MANAWATU HUNT.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 June 1910, Page 2

MANAWATU HUNT.

_ . 4 —^-^ SUCCESSFUL MEET' AT HEATHERLEA. (By "Foliow'or.") The first nm of the Manawatu Hunt in Levin on Saturday created much local interest and attracted a large number of outside •followers. The first 'train from Palmorston brought fifteen horses and men, besides the .huntsman and the hounds. At about eleven a party of eight arrived from Otaki and Waikanae. They all melt at .the Post Office at one o'clock and proceeded in a body to Poroutawhat, where the throw off H-fl.s arranged to take place, on Mr J. Pv, McDonald's pro]>erty, at the old polo ground. Pronr]rtly at 2 p.m..Messrs J. G. Jamieson! on "Black Pateli." and M. McEwen. o-n "Putin," left to lav the drag. Hoth horses jumped well and were soon out of sight. Tho hounds were then e«ste loose and "Rincwood," smartly finding, the whole were soon racing in full <\ry. The course was an ideal one. over easy umlulaiting country; the fences had been strong and "substantially erected and did not ibreak when struck bv a horse. A bait was made after travelling three miles a* Mr McDonald's havsliedto allow borses and men a short breather. Tire next ,run was a short one over Mr John levies' property and end"d at the Heatherlnn road. Here it started to rain fnirlv .heavily but nothino- daunted the whole field of tllll'tv-five frrllnwoit,-, who Wctrf. on<Z& for the third and last run. which ran •ilong near the ivnpult.nroa road, past Mr Cameron's residence mid on towards Mr J .P. McDonald'* homestpad. Here the homes \ver<> nut under cover and Mr .McDonald invited all the 'huntsmen into the ''onse. where afternoon Ifea. w.n* <-°rvcd by Mrs and the Misses McDonald.

TV oiftornoon's Rpo-nt wis oon-y»-M bv f.li. ePW mul evnvfwionfl of J:\inn]™ to tiro MrDomiH's for tlioir knur liosnitili'tv. fho r»rop,M*v own••r.s for tlioir fnilimil, ovmtlieir rviunti'v, nm] U Uhw avlio l, }l ,ri «M-erf«] tlie fenres. Tt was rHirwirkivl m m pojimj of a spoerti ibv on« of the PnWrston Imntstwn that tlw run Hint dny was ono of tliolipsfc lip had' ever had tlio pleasure to attend.

Among the followers wore' T B, McDonnld, "R*wiri" : BrnoeMf.' Eweii. "■Riiirrmn.Ti": TV UenwU (luuiitemnn), "Merry Girl" ; J. Devonshire (deputy master), "Kmitford"; J L. Bnick (whi]>), "Wisdom" ; M. McEwen. "Putui" ; Allan Avails, "Chase"; R. J. Bo<attie "PfllMißudor"; A. Strnwhridro, "Silvonsjdl"; Cap*. A. M. 'Samuels (\Nollington), "Scnmp": V. E Hitpjnnps,. "Cathedral" ; T. O'Rourke. 'Darkle"; Jas. Buiek, "Brown Ribbon '; R. Russell, "Commission": ««ir V ll ™*- "betrayer"; T. Buirk. Km Erin"; Leslie MriDonaM, "PniK-poncr": W. M. fiimeov, "JjK-k" ; E. C. Hodcronn, "Jacko" • •T. Campbell, "Cobweb"; 0. P. Anderson. "Despatch": J. McNan elite n, "Glonooe"; J. P. Connor "Ennerdale"; J. A. Mitchell, "Little bonder"; Jas. Edwin. "Lady Grosworth"; A. H. N. Taylor "Rt Amelia": J. Guv. "Franklin"; .t! G. Janyemii, "Black Paltch"; W McKav, "Rlne Pell" : Lindsay McDonald. "The Worm": Jas. Cameron, "Bayard."